So I've been up to a bunch of stuff. Went to the theatre on Wednesday (Royal Exchange) to see Mogadishu. Hadn't been looking forward to it but absolutely loved it (isn't it bizarre how this often turns out to be the case?). Its a play about an inner city school and a false accusation of racism made against one of the teachers. The story is gripping (you've no idea how its going to turn out) and the acting is just superb - especially the main schoolboy who is frightening/chilling with the control he exerts over his contemporaries.
And then went to see True Grit on Thursday - again, I wasn't looking forward to it but in the event I loved it. I'd wanted to go and see Black Swan but have been forbidden from doing so by my mother who wants to see it next weekend. Its directed by the Coen brothers who seem to turn anything they touch into gold. I recommend it.
Then Friday I had "the call" (guess who from) and so had to go to Sakura for 5 martinis. Good to see the gang but have a vague recollection that I got into an argument about Pacesetter. Not a good idea when one is drunk!
Yesterday evening to Cloud 23 with one of my Team members and his girlfriend which was nice. Only 2 martinis though!. And luckily we didn't get struck by lightning.
Need to catch up on some work today and then the usual heavy week ahead next week but then down to London on Saturday for a few days - for my Dad's birthday - so will be seeing Les Miserables (4th time!) and Black Swan. Also going to the Dulwich Picture Gallery. There's an exhibition on that I want to see but can't for the life of me remember who it is now - hang on a mo -Norman Rockwell (just checked). So will report back on all that next week.
Stop Press - Scottish news, Karen may be coming North soon. Yay!
And that's all. Let's be careful out there. J x
P.S. I won't make a habit of including videos of everything I blog about. Honest.
P.P.S. I just tried playing all the video clips simultaneously. What a mess. Why would one do that?
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Don't Be A Drag Just Be A Queen
Gaga rocks: Born This Way at the Grammy. Spinny hair too. Yay. That's all. J x
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Busy Week
So Lincoln was good. Lots of really positive, relevant discussions and action plans formed to take things forward and responsibilities assigned. Fantastic. Then back to Manchester for a meeting with my colleagues and to feed back on all the positivity, action etc. Of course they rained all over my parade but fear not dear readers. I remain in a positive frame of mind.
Saturday night was fantastic: another "film night". It was DD's turn to pick a film and talk about it and she had picked Schindlers List. A film which I'd never got around to seeing before. And what a fantastic film it is. To be fair you're never going to be able to find actors thin enough to portray emaciated Jews so it can be difficult at times to get the full effect of the deprivation when you're faced with a whole load of plump, well-fed actors. That said, I had a tear in my eye at one point and felt that Mr Spielberg had made a good fist of it.
Ralph Fiennes as the commandant was incredible. Both repulsive and attractive at one and the same time (just my type judging by past boyfriends!). A fine acting turn I thought. Liam and Ben did well too.
I'd be interested to know what you, my bloggees, would choose as your film and why. Please share your thoughts and also let me know what film you think I will choose when it comes around to my turn.
Michelle did her usual magic with the nibbles which were scrummy. Another busy week ahead so I'll update you next when I can. That's all. J x
Saturday night was fantastic: another "film night". It was DD's turn to pick a film and talk about it and she had picked Schindlers List. A film which I'd never got around to seeing before. And what a fantastic film it is. To be fair you're never going to be able to find actors thin enough to portray emaciated Jews so it can be difficult at times to get the full effect of the deprivation when you're faced with a whole load of plump, well-fed actors. That said, I had a tear in my eye at one point and felt that Mr Spielberg had made a good fist of it.
Ralph Fiennes as the commandant was incredible. Both repulsive and attractive at one and the same time (just my type judging by past boyfriends!). A fine acting turn I thought. Liam and Ben did well too.
I'd be interested to know what you, my bloggees, would choose as your film and why. Please share your thoughts and also let me know what film you think I will choose when it comes around to my turn.
Michelle did her usual magic with the nibbles which were scrummy. Another busy week ahead so I'll update you next when I can. That's all. J x
Sunday, February 06, 2011
Far Too Long
Sorry dear readers for my unaccounted for absence from this blog - almost a month! The only excuse really is that I have been quite busy. I won't have space here to recount all my exploits but as far as I can remember - and in no particular order - here goes.
Andreas Scholl was a huge disappointment. This was partly accounted for by the fact that I hadn't realised what a counter-tenor was. It seems a bit of a superfluous voice to me. None of the strength and oomph of a tenor voice and without the beauty of a boy soprano's voice. Sorry all you counter-tenor fans out there.
Loved loved loved The King's Speech. Fantastic film and fantastic performances. Hated Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Looking forward to seeing Black Swan and, later in the year, the new Harry Potter and, should it ever get made, The Hobbit.
Been to London for a weekend for Bryn's birthday. Saw Woman in Black (and hated it) and had a fab cruise up the Thames to Greenwich - which ended up with us being marooned (marooned!) in the middle of the river whilst we waited for the tide to go down so we could get under one of the bridges. As ever we had lunch in One Aldwych which we just all adore and which makes the best martinis.
Mrs T came to stay which was, as ever, a huge pleasure. Even if it did cost me a little more than I'd imagined - around £5000 in the end as someone took my card details over the weekend and went on a spending spree. Hopefully that's all been sorted now. But we did see the China exhibition at Manchester Museum and the Intuition exhibition at The Whitworth. The former was disappointing (not enough stuff) and the latter was brilliant - a really refreshing collection of artists.
Last night was a cancer charity quiz in Flixton. Anyone who even half knows me must know my views on pub quizzes. And anyone who knows me a little better will know my views on Flixton. So all in all not a highly anticipated night and, to be fair, it was fairly rubbish. But, looking to the positives Bryn & Michelle drove there and back (thanks guys), the soup they'd put on specially for me was tasty (thanks Paul) and we won a selection box! There was also a complete nutter-woman there to laugh about and some barman eye-candy.
Work has just been manic - I've been taking lots of "management action". But it just takes up so much time and its exhausting. Loads of meetings next week including 2 days in Lincoln so have a load of work to do this afternoon too. Phew. Hopefully it won't be so long before I blog again. Love to you all. That's all. J x
Andreas Scholl was a huge disappointment. This was partly accounted for by the fact that I hadn't realised what a counter-tenor was. It seems a bit of a superfluous voice to me. None of the strength and oomph of a tenor voice and without the beauty of a boy soprano's voice. Sorry all you counter-tenor fans out there.
Loved loved loved The King's Speech. Fantastic film and fantastic performances. Hated Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Looking forward to seeing Black Swan and, later in the year, the new Harry Potter and, should it ever get made, The Hobbit.
Been to London for a weekend for Bryn's birthday. Saw Woman in Black (and hated it) and had a fab cruise up the Thames to Greenwich - which ended up with us being marooned (marooned!) in the middle of the river whilst we waited for the tide to go down so we could get under one of the bridges. As ever we had lunch in One Aldwych which we just all adore and which makes the best martinis.
Mrs T came to stay which was, as ever, a huge pleasure. Even if it did cost me a little more than I'd imagined - around £5000 in the end as someone took my card details over the weekend and went on a spending spree. Hopefully that's all been sorted now. But we did see the China exhibition at Manchester Museum and the Intuition exhibition at The Whitworth. The former was disappointing (not enough stuff) and the latter was brilliant - a really refreshing collection of artists.
Last night was a cancer charity quiz in Flixton. Anyone who even half knows me must know my views on pub quizzes. And anyone who knows me a little better will know my views on Flixton. So all in all not a highly anticipated night and, to be fair, it was fairly rubbish. But, looking to the positives Bryn & Michelle drove there and back (thanks guys), the soup they'd put on specially for me was tasty (thanks Paul) and we won a selection box! There was also a complete nutter-woman there to laugh about and some barman eye-candy.
Work has just been manic - I've been taking lots of "management action". But it just takes up so much time and its exhausting. Loads of meetings next week including 2 days in Lincoln so have a load of work to do this afternoon too. Phew. Hopefully it won't be so long before I blog again. Love to you all. That's all. J x
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